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Missoula Traffic Stop Video Draws Attention After Wrongful Tasing
The department said the officer was disciplined after reviewing body camera footage and a TikTok video of the traffic stop.
- The Missoula Police Department has disciplined an officer following the circulation of a TikTok video showing a woman being tased during a traffic stop on August 29, 2025.
- During the August 29, 2025 encounter, the situation escalated when the officer fired a taser through the driver's side window after the woman refused to exit the vehicle.
- An internal investigation by MPD determined that the officer's use of force violated department policy, prompting official disciplinary action against the unnamed officer.
- Department officials confirmed that the disciplinary process was completed months before the video began circulating on social media, occurring during an earlier internal review.
- Although MPD reviewed the incident, the agency declined to elaborate on specific policy violations, leaving details of the discipline undisclosed to the public.
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